I Said I Would Eat My Hat

[James Raine]

SO HERE YOU ARE

Sadly, my three favorite items didn't make the top 32. I'll put their names here, and if their owners want to come forward with full text (tomorrow at the soonest, please) for my specific reviews, please do so.

AND THE HAT-EATERS ARE

*drumroll*

Hostess' Earrings!

Sewing Form of the Steel Seamstress!

And Phylactery of a Thousand Races!

[Mike Welham]

Ack! I can't see it.

[Antariuk]

I approve of the eating of hats. Also, of your favourites.

[Thomas LeBlanc]

Those 3? Really...

[Scorba]

my personal fave for the entire voting process ... I admit I only voted a couple hundred times, so a small sampling ... was the Fetish of the Frog Queen.

I thought it very creative and well constructed.

glad to see it made the Top 32.

[Sir William]

I'm sorry you were forced to eat your hat (since one of those items is mine)!

I'll post the full text of my item here as soon as the critique thread opens. Looks like there is already both agreement and bewilderment at your choices. This is my first year entering and I look forward to hearing both the positive and the negative.

Now back to reading the Top 32 items!

[Mr. Whatever]

My favorite was the Ironmorph Dust. It felt fun to me. Glad to see it in there.

[Scorba]

after voting ... I knew my entry was Spartan at best, useful and simply described and with little flourish ... I followed the mantra of "Short and Sweet".

I made a silly formatting error, that I just did not catch in the proof read. I also recognized another error in the CONSTRUCTION requirements, I left out a basic need and that led to a total miscalculation of the item's price.

lessons ... for next year.

[frank gori]

I'll get you the siracha and nutella

[Sir William]

I'll come forward with mine since James posted it here. This is my first year entering RPG Superstar and I was very happy to see that James thought it was an interesting item. The item did not make the Top 100 items. It will be interesting to see what people think (good and bad) about it.

Sewing Form of the Steel Seamstress
Aura strong transmutation; CL 12th
Slot none; Price 90,000 gp; Weight 200 lbs.
Description
Resting on an iron columnar pedestal, this mahogany mannequin of a torso provides a +2 circumstance bonus on Craft (clothing) checks. Studying the form reveals a palimpsest of markings indicating previous patterns, and, within those lines, arcane runes that outline the item's functions.

As a standard action, while wearing armor, anyone the form's size may touch it to become keyed to the mannequin. Upon the form's surface a design emerges that can be followed with a Craft (clothing) skill check (DC 15 + AC bonus). If the skill check is successful, when the armor is placed upon the sewing form, its armor bonus and special abilities are locked to the keyed individual when the outfit is worn. The item slots of the armor are utilized when wearing the outfit. While the armor remains on the form, this connection can be maintained indefinitely.

The maximum dexterity bonus to AC, armor check penalty, and other weight related penalties do not affect the wearer. Casting spells does not require an arcane spell failure check. All of the benefits apply only when worn within a 1 mile radius of the sewing form. Traveling outside the 1 mile radius and the use of extra dimensional spaces or other spells to transport the form breaks the connection. When the connection breaks, the armor gains the broken condition, and the outfit's benefits fade after 24 hours. If the armor is removed from the sewing form by anyone other than the keyed individual the armor is destroyed.
Construction
Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, treasure stitching, creator must have at least 5 ranks in Craft (clothing); Cost 45,000 gp